Scania’s new BEV truck generation is based on classic Scania traits such as modularity, sustainability and a total operating economy with the potential to exceed what can be expected from trucks with combustion engines. Scania has also done all the necessary digitalisation homework beforehand to make the new electric trucks complete solutions, with services such as charging, finance, insurance and maintenance well prepared for.
Scania 25P BEV 6×2 at IAA — Source: Giancarlo Terrassan (Jornal Strada)
«We believe that these additions will serve as the launch pad for a transition for all kinds of customers by including important aspects such as a close partnership and a zero emissions target», says Fredrik Allard, Senior Vice President and Head of Electrification at Scania. «Customers that want to take charge and start making a step-change can now get what they need from Scania’s broad portfolio of solutions».
Scania 25L BEV 4×2 at IAA — Source: Scania
Scania’s next level of electrified trucks are available both as rigids and as tractor-and-trailer combinations. Expected ranges vary with weight, configuration and topography, but a 40-tonne 4×2 tractor-and-trailer combination with six batteries can expect up to 350 km between each charging, based on an average speed of 80 km/h on motorways. A 64-tonne “Nordic” combination can expect ranges of approximately 250 kilometres under the same conditions.
Scania 45 R BEV 4×2 — Source: Scania
«Scania’s electrified range has now reached the point where we have attractive offers for many different customers», says Allard. «We have hybrids for certain applications as a low threshold entry point for the electrification journey. With the addition of the two new BEVs, we can offer attractive solutions, including services for anything between 16-tonne distribution trucks up to regional haulage and 64-tonne timber trucks. That is enticing for those customers who are aiming for zero emissions and low running costs».
The charging capability is up to 375 kW, which means that one hour of charging will add some 270 to 300 km of range, as a rule of thumb. The continuous power output level for a Scania 40 R or S is 400 kW (equivalent to 560 hp) while a Scania 45 R or S offer 450 kW (circa to 610 hp). The next-level Scania electrified trucks can be ordered now, and production will commence in Q4 2023.